Associations of Smoke-Free Policies in Restaurants, Bars, and Workplaces With Blood Pressure Changes in the CARDIA Study.

ABSTRACT: Background Smoke-free legislation has been associated with reductions in secondhand smoke exposure and cardiovascular disease. However, it remains unknown whether smoke-free policies are associated with reductions in blood pressure ( BP ). Methods and Results Longitudinal data from 2606 nonsmoking adult participants of the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) Study (1995-2011) were linked to state, county, and local-level 100% smoke-free policies in bars, restaurants, and/or nonhospitality workplaces based on participants' census tract of residence. Mixed-effects models estimated associations of policies with BP and hypertension trajectories over 15 years of follow-up. Fixed-effects regression estimated associations of smoke-free policies with within-person changes in

SUBMITTER: Mayne SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6405556 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature